Jun 18, 2018
Limited global supply and dry conditions to keep Wool prices high
The Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) wool price is estimated to have increased by 22 per cent in 2017–18 to average 1,723 cents per kilogram. Recent rises in the EMI mostly ref lect strong demand for superfine wool (less than 19.5 microns)…
Jun 18, 2018
ABARES mid year report is predicting Farm production to reach $61 billion
The June edition of Agricultural commodities contains ABARES latest outlook for Australia's key agricultural commodities in 2018-19, which updates the outlook released in March 2018.Download the report here - http://data.daff.gov.au/data/warehouse/agcomd9abcc004/agcomd9abcc20180619_9saNT/AgCommodities201806_...Overview …
Jun 18, 2018
Growth Farms launches $100 million Australian Agricultural Lease Fund
AGRICULTURAL asset manager Growth Farms Australia has launched a new $100 million investment trust, the Australian Agricultural Lease Fund, which will buy agricultural land and lease it to primary producers.Growth Farms Australia’s…
Jun 18, 2018
Woolworths employing large scale IoT "from Farm to fork" project
Woolworths is quietly pursuing one of Australia’s largest-scale internet of things (IoT) projects, installing sensors throughout its supply chain to track fresh produce “from farm to fork”.The project, understood to be codenamed ‘Fresh…
Jun 18, 2018
Video - Troy Setter from CPC talks about the importance of Animal Welfare in their large Cattle business
Troy Setter, CEO of Consolidated Pastoral Company, Australia's largest beef producer, talks about the importance of Farm Animal Welfare, and the use of Pain Relief product Tri-Solfen.Watch here - https://youtu.be/GAMeqDZplMcHe discusses…
Jun 18, 2018
All Sheep and Lambs dearer at Bendigo Market
Bendigo Sheep & Lamb 18/6/18Lamb numbers increased due to long weekend and quality was still mixed. The top end of the Crossbred lambs was very good but was followed by some fairly plain lambs. Overall, the market was $8-$10 dearer.…
Jun 18, 2018
Women and teenage boy arrested for "Speckle Park" Calf theft
A woman and teenage boy have been arrested after a month-long investigation into theft of livestock from northern country Victoria.Members from Eastern Region Crime Team, with assistance from regional detectives, executed warrants…
Jun 17, 2018
UK Ag industry looks to standardise principles on Farm data
A set of principles will be made to help promote and facilitate data sharing within the agricultural industry as significant barriers and concerns remain over its use.Creating a best practice guide to sharing farm data is the focus…
Jun 17, 2018
2019 John Deere Headers to feature new Track system, draper and mobile app
John Deere announces several updates to its grain harvesting solutions for 2019 that will significantly improve the performance, ride quality and small grain harvesting efficiency of its S-Series Combines. These additions include…
Jun 17, 2018
Beef Australia 2018 wrap up with record numbers- Bring on BA2021
2 years and 345 days may seem like a long way away, but not for Beef Australia CEO Denis Cox, who is already adding up all of his “1 percenters” from BA2018.“There is a misconception that we start planning the next expo only a couple…
Jun 17, 2018
MLA backing Food innovators
24 young entrepreneurs are standing as the new wave of food innovators in Australia and New Zealand after they graduated from the MLA Donor Company-supported Insights2Innovation Young Food Innovators program last week.The program…
Jun 16, 2018
Video - Tips to preventing Calf loss
Dr Kylie Schooley, a veterinarian and beef producer from southern Queensland, describes the journey for her family business to recognise and overcome productivity issues including calf loss. In this Calf Alive symposium presentation,…
Jun 16, 2018
John Deere introduces its Bale Mobile app
John Deere introduces its Bale Mobile app to help hay and forage producers get detailed information, improve efficiency, identify bale characteristics and track yields to make decision making easier.Using John Deere Bale Mobile, producers…
Jun 16, 2018
Why is winter the best time to control fleabane?
Controlling the weed, flaxleaf fleabane, continues to be a challenge for grain growers in Queensland and New South Wales, but research has proved targeting smaller plants during the winter fallow or winter crop phase is key to an…
Jun 16, 2018
Small is good for Agriculture
Read how one start-up is developing robots that could change the face of agriculture.Picture a farm, chequerboard fields, green shoots turning to gold, every inch lush with healthy crops – and not a tractor in sight. Not a bucolic…
Jun 16, 2018
Anthony Violi, aka AV Weather dispels a few weather myths
By Anthony VioliI just thought I would touch base, there is a massive amount of misinformation out there at the moment on social media. We all know there are also people who have no clue what they are talking about. All of this talk…
Jun 15, 2018
Video - Watch the latest Farm Tender "What's Hot" report
Watch here the latest Farm Tender "What's Hot" report. https://youtu.be/hVXLDBIpOScSee the link here to our new "Prime" Vehicle Brokering service, save between $2-$10k on a new $60k ute https://www.farmtender.com.au/primeagnews
Jun 15, 2018
Australian Ag Tech could become a bigger industry than Ag - By Sarah Nolet
Two years ago I wrote about Australia’s opportunity to become a global leader in agtech. I’ll admit that at the time I was skeptical, and the piece was a bit more aspirational than confident.That same month, I went to the Australian…
Jun 15, 2018
Video - Casey Collins with the 55 Farms US update
Watch Casey Collins and the latest 55 Farms video updatehttps://www.facebook.com/55farms/videos/380167275723356/Like our Facebook page here https://www.facebook.com/55farms/www.55farms.com
Jun 15, 2018
NSW Government announce further drought funding for struggling Farmers
The NSW Government is almost doubling the funding that drought-affected farmers will be able to receive.In next Tuesday's state budget almost $600 million will be allocated in a package covering low interest loans, mental health support…
